Fireheart Tiger

by

eBook, 112 pages

English language

Published Feb. 8, 2021 by Tom Doherty Associates.

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3 stars (2 reviews)

Fire burns bright and has a long memory….

Quiet, thoughtful princess Thanh was sent away as a hostage to the powerful faraway country of Ephteria as a child. Now she’s returned to her mother's imperial court, haunted not only by memories of her first romance, but by worrying magical echoes of a fire that devastated Ephteria’s royal palace.

Thanh's new role as a diplomat places her once again in the path of her first love, the powerful and magnetic Eldris of Ephteria, who knows exactly what she wants: romance from Thanh and much more from Thanh’s home. Eldris won't take no for an answer, on either front. But the fire that burned down one palace is tempting Thanh with the possibility of making her own dangerous decisions.

Can Thanh find the freedom to shape her country’s fate—and her own?

2 editions

reviewed Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

Good worldbuilding, but feels a bit flat

3 stars

It's really nice to see an abusive relationship in fiction in which the abuser is a woman! That sort of thing is seriously underrepresented.

I would have strongly preferred, however, if the other relationship hadn't also turned out romantic - it kind of undercuts the "choosing oneself" thing when it can just as easily be framed as "choosing this other romantic option". Personal preference, maybe, but there it is.

Warning: imperialism, abuse, domestic violence, an authoritarian parent

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3 stars